Window construction



June 5', 1923.

A. V. HORNER WINDOW CONSTRUCTION F z-fL/y- (5' WH Patented Janes, i923.

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i To all whom 'iti/may concern:

Be it known that 1,.,AL1311RT Vieron` HORNER, a subject. of the King ofyGreat Britain, `and a resident of the city 'of To-y ronto, in the countyof York, lin the Province of Ontario, Canada,have invented cer-y tainnew and useful Improvements .1n1Win--,

dow Constructions, ofy which the following f isthe specification.`

ythe upper and lower sash oithe vordinary sash window of the typeprovided with .15 slides .between such upper. and lower Vsashes' may beswung inwardly for .certain purlower vvportion o'f'oney ofthe slidesshowing lthel .stud secured 'to 4the inside face thereof; Y Fig. `l2 is`av verticalfsectional view Yof ag modified -forml ofvv "stud whichisdouble l 75 J poses such` as cleaning.

A further object is to devise means where-` by the sashes can be lookedlto the slides..

'A` still'iurther Objectis -to devise means whereby theusashes inaddition to being y capable ofbeing'. swung inwardly can be readily.removed from the slides Vwhen -in such position. Anotherl objectfist'odev1se means whereby either the upper or lower sash canbe lockedagainstvertiealmovel ment beyond a certainpredetermined 'eX-. tent inorder that while `fresh air maybe .admitted to the room a vget in at thewindow. a -v VMy inventionconsists of a window conv structed andarranged all as hereinafter person 'could' not 3o f x f moreparticularly describedand 'illustrated in the accompanying drawing inwhich;

view of a window constructed 'according to my invention showing thesamebroken away intermediately. y

and resting on the sill.

'Fig 3ds a similar elevation showing both# l-sashes swunginwardly,the-uppersashrest-- ing on the lower sashfwhich in turn rests 1 on thesill. v y

Fig. irisk a yveitical-fcross sectional view showing the sashes in theposition shown t in Figure 3.

Fig. 5 m .a vertical sectionaldetail show-'1 'ing' one of the lockingmeans forlocking the sashes to the pulley slides.`V v

F ig. 6 isa similar view lto Figure''ishow-` ingthe locking mechanismabout tobe disvv engaged fromone ofthefsas'hes; I

.mechanism illustrated in Figure'sjandf.

My invention relates to improvements in'. window construction and theobject of: the, inventionis to devise means wherebybothf;

Fig. 1 represents an inside elevational Fig. 2 is :a similar ,elevationtoyFigure'l showing the lbottom .sash` swung inwardly"v y Y as they do'.not forni apart the fpresentl vicinity Aof their.l lower v ends',.`'eachl hinge', l vplate.loeii'igi'provided with'fa suitably. shapeds101312 adapted toreceivefthe studs 13,' said.. Slots.being.Curvedfffdowlmfdly7md- ,VOI'- l wardly as is illustrated )inFig'uref 9,;fllf isA a'recess l(Figures. 9and' 10b/' iprovidediiif"each/of the sashes behind each' platefl'li to receive the correspondingvl 1ea. l' l 5 ofthe 'l n Fig.y 7 is a "side elevationalmdetail one i;Fig. s 'is a .Side ei'eyaaenai 'dei-.ail bf" the f 'l lever mechanismfor'actuatng .the/locking* Fig. 9' is aside elevational detailof fthe:

hinge plate secured thereto. Fig. 1 0. is afrontelevational viewjoi'`Iie"=j-- l .651

owei` end of one of thesashes'showing-"a i,

of the lowerfcor'ners. ofy one of'ftlief'sasheg l showing the same'partlyA 111.5965911 and illustrating the connection `between thefhingeP13912@ 'a and the stud my thepc'qrresponding, x i

Fig. yll is a. sideelevationali. view'=.o j:' `V the headed` and adaptedto bejfcapa'bleo/f "be-f ing screwed inwardly for outwardly `a lcertainextent, indicated insfdotte'd';linesand 1 A" i l Fgl is asideelevationalfviewof the" ingthe saine groovedup certain extent" toreceivethe end ofoneolthe studs. f

Like charaeters of reference'indi'catQcor-f-. f .responding parts in thedifferentviews.l

' i- 15th@ .windev frame". site window sill. 3 arethe pulley Stiles. Lis l'thefpartz- 9 are the cords conneeted'at their flower ends to theslides and'passing over thel fpulleys, l0 Vin the upper endsv of. thepulley l slides and down-into the casing ofthe frame' of tthe`jviiiI'LdiW",y Said` "cords `beingy .provided with the usualWeights, which are hasta@ invention.

l1 are' the side faces of the sashes ,5 "and 6in thej" stud 13.

hinge *plates 'suitably secured t 1 Y l plate 16 which is in turnsecured to the inner1 face ofeaeh slide 7 and 8 in the vicinitypf thelldwer end fof the same.

11i/the modified forni illustrated in Figures 12 and 13 a double headedstud 17 is provided whichiiis threaded through the:`

plate 16 and extends through the correspending slide 7 or 8, as the-case Amay lbe. With this form ofrstud the hinge plates can be mountedthereon as in the form shown .in Figures l and 11, or if desired Vvbyscrewingfin the stud 17 until the free end extends into a slot 18 ineach pulley vstile 3, it Awill be ,seen that the window can ,beuonlyopened to the extent ofpthis slot:

`Such slots 18 are provided inthe vicinity of the `lower ends of theinner pulley stiles,

y 'fpluralityof` -pivoted y U Figures y and 6) pi-votally secured ineach Vand if desired,y intermediately in the rcase of the upper sash. l,

lThe locking mechanism for securing the ,sashes .5 and 6 to theslidesconsists of a dogs19 which are (in :ofthey slides7 and 8, each of saiddogs having an offset portion 20 and the operating qlevers 21 whichextend through slots -22 in theinner Yfaces :ofthe sashes, beingpivotally i Vsecured in recessed Iportions 23 in the plates 24 which arein turn suitablysecured lto the .side faces of 4the sashes, each of saidplates V24C having an inwardly taperinglaterally extending dove-tailed.slot` 25 below the corf responding lever recess, 23.

tending through the same into the Eachplate 24 has a vertical slot 26excorre- I lsponding lever recess`23 and the sash behind n providedinthe vicinity of the lower end 4of each plate 28 adapted to co-actwiththe 'n corresponding groove 25 in the plate 24.' 31

are recesses suitably positioned inthe pulley stiles 3 V.and 32 areVface plates, each yprol vided with the vertical slot 33, saidlfaceplates extending over the recesses 31.

The operation of lthe mechanism illustrated is as follows:

AssuminuV that the lower sash islin the V.position illustrated in Figure1 wherein ,such lowersash 6 has been raised untilthe I upper edgethereof reaches amarla-on one tidofthe parting stops 4,', the dogs whichare .,inthe locked position will, `as illustrated in Figure 5,- now befree .tobe moved intov the disengaged position wherein they .are freedfrom the.V sash f6. Figure 6 illustrates the dogs just on the point of'being released and this is achieved by raising the levers 2l by hand.Nhen such levers are raised the upper edge of each leverwill engage theoffset end 2O of the corresponding dog 19, forcing it outwardly until itis clear of the Sash. When this occurs the upper ends of the dogs willbe inserted into the recesses 31 in the pulley stiles 3 which are thenimmediately opposite the recesses 34 in the slides iii which such dogsare pivotally secured. This action, as above stated, frees the dogs fromthe slides andthe-sash '6 will now be permitted to be swung down aboutthe studs 13 and owing to the shape of the slots 12 in the hinge `plate11 it will Vbe seen `that such sash can be entirely removed if desired.Figure 2 illustrates the 'lower sash swung down asl above describedand`resting on the sill. In such` position should it be desired to removethe sashes it-fwill be apparent that the dogs 19 `will engage the upperedges of the recesses 31, thus preventing such slides 7 or 8, as thecase maybe, being moved upwardly when the weight ofthe sash is released.Y

v The .upper sash is actuated in exactlv the l same manner as abovedescribed only that the sash is lowered untill the upper edge i reachesa suitable mark on a parting stop 4. The marks are merely to 'indicatewhen the dogs 19 and recesses 34 are oppositelthe recesses 31 in thepulley lstiles.

lVhen it is required toreplace the sash it is only necessary to hookthefhinge pla-tes 11 onto the studs 13, as is illustrated in "Figure 1Q,and' then swing .the-sash up until the side edges coincide with theslides, when by pushing the window down" a .certain extent the sash willbe locked to the -slides. This occurs on account of the innerlfaces ofthe dogs 19 engaging the faceplates 32 and thus throwing the dogsinwardly into the position shown inFigure 5, wflierein 1the offset ends2O thereof enter the-slots 26fin the plates 24. Y

ln reference to Figure 5 it will-be seen that lwhen the dogs are inthelockedv position the sashes are free toV be Araisedfor lowered in theordinary manner, and it is vonly when vthe sashes are inthe `properposi,- tion that they can be released Y-from"the slides.

Referring tothe modified 4form of hinge joint illust-rated' in Figure 12.-'i-twill be seen that the hinge plates 11 can either be engagedbetween the inner and outerlieads ofthe bolts 17 or, on the ,oppositeside of the inner heads if desired. i f

1f the user wishes4 to lock the window so that it vcannot be opened,more *than 'a small extent it isv merely necessary `to'fscrew.k in thestuds 17j untiltheyare in 'the position shown gin Figure. 12 .whereinthe fiee `ends of the studs willl enter' the grooves 1'8in the pulleystiles and consequently thesash can only be opened untilsuch boltsengage the upper endsof such grooves.

In locking the sashes to the slides the wedge-shaped keys 30 on theplates 28 enter the tapered grooves 25 in the plates 2li,l and thus asthe sash is pushed home vthe keys are wedged firmly in position.

From the above description it will be seen that I haver devised a simpleand effective mechanism whereby the sashes may be swung inwardly for thepurpose above specified, and further whereby either sash may be removedentirely from the window. i

Further I have devised a locking mechanism that will hold the sashessecurely in engagement with the slides and in which there will be nodanger of the same becoming inadvertently disengaged therefrom. f

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In window construction, the combination with a window frame havingsashes movably mounted therein, and slides interposed between the sashesand the jambs of the frame, of means for detachably hinging the sashesto the slides and means` constituting part of thev hinging means forlocking tion with a window frame. having sashes movably mounted therein,and slides interposed between the sashes and the j ambs of the frame, ofdouble headed hinge studs, plates suitably secured to the inside facesof the slides, said studs threaded through said plates and the free endsof said studs adapted to enter vertical slots in the inside faces of theframe upon the studs being screwed outwardly in the plates, and hingeplates secured to the side faces of the sashes, said plates havingforwardly and downwardly directed slots therein adapted to extend overthe studs. between their respective heads upon the studs being screwedoutwardlyl and to engage the studs at the inner faces of the inner headsthereof upon the studs being screwed inwardly.

4. In window construction, the combination with a window frame havingsashes movably mounted therein, and slides interposed between the sashesand the jambs of the frame, of means for detachablyl` hingving thesashes tothe slides for permitting them to be swung inwardly,dogspi'votally wardly extending offset ends' thereon adapted to ente-rsaidpslotsin the sashes and a dog actuating lever pivoted at each sideof each sash and engaging the offset end of the correspondin dog, forswinging itv outwardly clear of t e corresponding slot in the sash, thefree end of each lever protruding'beyond the inner side of the sash.

5. InV window construction, the combina- .tion with a ,window framehaving sashesV movably mounted therein, and slides' interposed betweenthe sashes and vthe jambs of the frame, of means fordet'achably hingingthe sashes to the slides for permitting them to be swung inwardly, dogspivotally mounted the slides and adapted toengage slots in the sidefaces of the sashes for'holding the same in their locked position withrespect to the slides, said dogs having inwardly extending offset endsthereon adapted to enter ytheslots in the sashes in the engaged positionand suitably pivoted operating levers engaging said offset ends of saiddogs and permitting them to lbe swung outwardly clear` of the slots insaid sashes, the free ends of said levers extending vthrough the innersides of the sashes, the inside faces of the frame being recessed toreceive the dogs upon the sash and slide being moved into kf apredetermined position.

6. In window construction, the combina-l tion with a window frame havingsashes movably mounted therein, and slides interesI posed between theVsashes and the jambs-of i the frame, of means for detachably hinging thesashes to the slides for permitting them to be swun inwardly, dogspivotally mounted in the s ides and adapted to engage slots in the sidefaces of the sashes for holding theT same in their locked position withrespect tothe slides, said dogs having inwardly extending offset endsthereon adapted to enter the slots in the sashes inthe engaged positionand suitably pivoted operating levers engaging said offset ends of saiddo-gs andl permitting them to be swung outwardly clear of the slots insaidV sashes, 'the free ends of said levers extending through the innersides'` of the sashes, `the inside faces of the frame .being recessed toreceive the dogs upon the sash yand slide being moved into yapredetermined position and winter.-

locking means between the slides and sashes adapted to engage upon thesashes being swungv into the locked" position with the f j slides.

` y ALBERT VICTOR HORNER.

